Heater.



-frst resistance element, as citee'iy iiinstrnte.

"given the maximum heet from mer',v whileV the rings 3 and' 5 het@ toei-t will be seen that the gases passing in Fig. 4. By means of 'thiscons metio the resistance 'elementspf the its te thecarbu're'ter areeectweiy'izroif s n@ .me

sistance elementsat snch distances spart es to enable the gasto. owfromthe oeffenvreter int the manifold with ease and feci?.-

ity. Binding posts 9,-9 are suitabiy semrefi tothe body 1 of thevaporizer ami have connected thereto'conductors 10, 10 which iatter maybe'connected toa suitable. source of electrical energy as, for instance,e magne'm generator or battery. f

' From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying firewin the construction, mode of operation an A manner ofemploying our invention Wii be readily apparent.

In practice, when it is desirec'i to stort the engine, an electriccurrent is supplied to the resistance elements" oi the' heater therebyheating said elements and .the gas or air surrounding the va. orizerwithin the conduit C in the manifol v'Ifile engine may now be cranked toenable the'same to pick;

up own cycle vof operation and the :c coming gases from the earbureterupon pees ing through the heat zone of the heater anni .contactingwith-the air in themenifoic wil?.

beV thoroughly vaporized and broken up, thereby delivering a rich'mixture to faire engine cylinders. c A

- W'iiiie We iis" iiereinshown ansi described one nreferre rm of our.invention by illustri tion, we desire it to be understooi L ourinvention is not limited of construction herein apertures opening ont@the inner sides thereof, n seconf. ring secured to the inner Wali oftile first ring 'nfi provided with openings opening onto' the sidesthereof and of iess thickness than the first ring, a. Wire threeeithrough the openings of said secomi ring and forming' superposed layers,n

Wire threaded through the openings in the.

rst ring emi forming superposed layers emorecing tile ieyer's of thefirst wire and connected in series therewith, and means for connectingWires to an electrioai Source o energy.

